Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19
HORSE GOSSIP.


'The Breeders of Caledonia, Essex aud Or
leans Counties Form AN Association.
The horse breeders of CALEDONIA, Essex
and Orleans counties met at the st. Johns
bury house last Saturday, says the Repub-
ltcGn, for the purpose of forming an asso-
citation for the promotion of their interests.
A committee, consisting of George A. Bill
of Albany, f. C. Williams of Coventry
and w. S. Bailey of East Hardwick, was
chosen to prepare constitution for the
association. Officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, w. S. Bailey, East
Hardwick vice president, f. G. Williams,
Coventry secretary, E. II. Hoffman, Lyn-
don; treasurer, G. l. Higgins, West Con
cord executive committee, including the
above named officers Clark Hunt, New
Bill, Albany Orange Mossman, Crafts
bury L. H. Hail. Lyndon Centre; E A.
Parks, Passumpsc; A. S. Livingston,
St Johnsbury: Ora Drew. North Dan
vile; F. ID. Hale, Lunenburg G.. H.
Fitzgerald, Island Pond; Emmett Hill,
West Concord. General Grout was offer
ed the presidency of the association but
declined because he said he had more bus
iness to attend to now than he ought to
have. He favored the movement, how
ever, heartily and would do everything in
his power to help it along. The assOcia-
ton holds its annual business meeting
seine time this fall. The date of this
meeting has not been definitely deter
mined, but will probably be held some
time in October. This association is com
posed of wide awake men and is sure of
success
An Excellent Word for the Vermont Horse
Breeders Association.
Members of the Vermont Horse Breed
aers' association have set an excellent ex-
ample for all similar organizations in New
England. says the american CultiUdtOr
Their colt stake for this season closed
With SO entries. Second payment has been
made on upward of so. The fall meeting
Of this association will be held at Rutland
On the 18th, Sth and 9th of September
next." 1t is doubtless true that the asso-
,lation is attracting splendid patronage
at home and very tattering recognition
abrCad. These well-merted results arise
from its clean and energetic manage
ment, its entire freedom from tricks, jobs,
liquor and gambling and its steady pur-
suit of its original purpose-the encour-
agement of the breeding in this State of
the highest class of road and trotting
horses, an industry scarcely second in inn
portance and value to any in Vermont.
The public have learned that it Is not
l1orse-racing fraternity, but that the liber-
al STAKES, amounting at the next meeting
W over S0OUU, are Delu out TO induce
breeders to show by the actual test of the
track the results of their respective eX-
periments in colt breeding, that the pub
lie may profit by their success or be warn
ed by their failure. Farmers are opening
their eyes to the fact that it costs no more
70 raise a horse worth 500 than one
worth $50. Such an illustration as that,
vt the last meeting, where the only two
gentlemen's driving horses shown for
premium in single harness have since
been sold for the round sum of $500 cash.
marks the value of these lessons as well
rs the importance of showing good horse
II a person has one. These meetings at
tract buyers of fine horses from all over
the country. The last exhibition at
Rutland was doubtless the grandest dis
play of fine aud high-bred horses ever
made in Vermont, but it will probably be
eclipsed by the coming meeting, in which
5he entries nearly double those of last
year. There will be grand cavalcade of
Ri horses on exhibition each forenoon aud
three speed contests each afternoon of the
meeting.